Model benchmarks

Qwen3.6-27B-MTPLX-Optimized-Speed local LLM performance

As of July 2026, Qwen3.6-27B-MTPLX-Optimized-Speed runs at up to 31.2 tok/s for local inference (best of 5 community benchmark runs across 1 GPU).

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Model size

27B

Peak speed

31.2 tok/s

Average speed

19.5 tok/s

Min memory

n/a

Max context

65,536 tokens

Avg quality

72.5

Benchmark runs

5

GPUs tested

1

Quality by task

Average LLM-judged quality (0–100) with the run-to-run spread shown as a P5–P95 band, overall and for each benchmark task, across all 5 runs. The low and high columns show how much the judge’s score varies between runs, and need at least two runs to display.

TaskP5 (low)AvgP95 (high)
Overall57.472.585.3
Agent Workflow75.380.788.6
Code Generation74.379.683.7
Role Play & Narrative0.052.491.4
Research & Analysis68.977.382.8

Performance by hardware and tool

Every hardware/tool/quantization combination Qwen3.6-27B-MTPLX-Optimized-Speed has been benchmarked on, ranked by peak token generation speed. Last updated July 2026.

HardwareToolQuantBest tok/sAvg tok/sMemoryContextQualityRuns
Apple M5 MaxoMLX31.2 tok/s19.5 tok/sn/a65,536 tokens72.55

Frequently asked questions

Is Qwen3.6-27B-MTPLX-Optimized-Speed good for coding?
In our benchmarks, Qwen3.6-27B-MTPLX-Optimized-Speed scores 79.6/100 for coding. It runs at about 19.5 tok/s, so if you want more speed, Tiel-Coder-35B-A3B-MLX-oQ4e-MTP is faster (~123.6 tok/s) and still scores well for coding (76.5/100).
Is Qwen3.6-27B-MTPLX-Optimized-Speed good for agentic (tool-using) tasks?
In our benchmarks, Qwen3.6-27B-MTPLX-Optimized-Speed scores 80.7/100 for agentic workflows. It runs at about 19.5 tok/s, so if you want more speed, openai/gpt-oss-20b:2 is faster (~154.8 tok/s) and still scores well for agentic workflows (87.2/100).
How fast is Qwen3.6-27B-MTPLX-Optimized-Speed for local inference?
Across 5 community benchmark runs, Qwen3.6-27B-MTPLX-Optimized-Speed reaches up to 31.2 tok/s and averages 19.5 tok/s, with the fastest results on Apple M5 Max.
How much memory does Qwen3.6-27B-MTPLX-Optimized-Speed need?
The leanest observed configuration used about n/a of memory.
Which tools have been used to run Qwen3.6-27B-MTPLX-Optimized-Speed?
Benchmarks were submitted using oMLX. Results are community-contributed and updated as new runs arrive.